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Deconstructing the iPhone
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December 19, 2007 | 0 Readers Recommended This

iPhone: Your fingertips control everything, even zooming in and out of screens.

The Competition: Touch screens have been available on handhelds since the 1990s, but their performance with fingers hasn't been great. That's why the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet automatically resizes its on-screen keyboard when used by stubby fingers instead of a stylus, and HP's new iPaq 500 Smartphone uses voice commands, betting that's the interface of the future.